[NBLUG/talk] Cheap Virtual Private Servers

Ed Rogers ed at rogersecommerce.com
Tue Jun 21 21:44:26 PDT 2011


I checked this one out.
There is no phone number whatsoever.
No address.
No email.
Just a form to submit a ticket.
OK. When you submit a ticket, it doesn't save the ticket.
My first impression is:

NG. Not Good.

Quoting "Steve Johnson" <fratm at adnd.com>:

> I'm using Host Virtual (http://www.hostvirtual.com/) and have been
> using them now for a couple years.  The package I have is one of their
> higher end packages and is not oversold, but they offer packages as
> low as $9.95 a month..  They also have different locations and you can
> select where you want your vps to be hosted.. I chose San Jose for
> mine. :)
>
> -Steve
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Matt Hardwick
> <matthew.hardwick at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thrust answers tickets extremely fast even at 2am. I have never had a need
>> to call them however.
>>
>> On Jun 21, 2011 1:02 PM, "micxz" <micxz at micxz.com> wrote:
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>>> William - Out of the 7 hosts I called today Hostgator & Quantact both
>>> not only answered the phone fast but they will allow you to provide a
>>> image. Hostgator said it may involve a fee (they couldn't tell me the
>>> fee without contacting support) as it would take someone sitting down to
>>> dd the image over.
>>>
>>> Quantact said you can FTP the image (.tar.gz) to your VPS then use the
>>> backup service then open a ticket for them to restore your image.
>>> (Although after they will not offer support related to the custom OS)
>>>
>>> Other notes Summary of my calls:
>>>
>>> - - Softlayer = Do not offer VPS dedicated only
>>> - - MediaTemple = Pros: Plesk CP. Cons: price higher/DC in Virginia
>>> - - Hostgator = Pros: Plesk, Price
>>> - - Thrustvps = Pros: Price. Cons: in UK? No answer on US phone.
>>> - - Quantact = Pros: Local (Sonic)
>>> - - Quickweb = Cons: located in NZ, didn't pick up the phone.
>>> - - Linode = Pros: DC in Fremont Cons: Zen only
>>>
>>> MT, Hostgator, Linode & Quantact answered the phone right away.
>>>
>>> So now I'm leaning more towards Hostgator as they are in the same
>>> datacenters as my current dedicated box so migration should be faster.
>>> Also they offer Plesk licenses included and great prices.
>>>
>>> Anyone have anything bad to say about Hostgator before I buy.
>>>
>>> - --
>>> Micxz
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